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Sue Ludington

Lane County Law Library
Law Librarian
Eugene, OR

Sue Ludington (Chair, OLA Legal Reference Round Table and 2019 OLA-WLA Conference Co-Chair) recently accepted the Lane County (OR) Law Librarian position, and moved to Eugene in March 2018. Prior to that, she was the Assistant Law Librarian at the Washington County (OR) Law Library for 5 years. Sue earned her MLIS from the University of Washington in 2002, and entered law librarianship after 10 years in public libraries as a teen services librarian and earning her Paralegal Studies certificate. She is a strong advocate of the access to justice movement, and is passionate about empowering library workers from diverse backgrounds to confidently serve the legal needs of their patrons.

8:00am PDT

How to Document Oregon’s Thousand Points of Life: Techniques and Technologies to Engage Your Community Using an Oral History ProjectLIMITED HansberryMaureen Flanagan Battistella • Jules Filipski • Eva Guggemos • Chris Petersen • Vicky Sturtevant • Philip Vue • Academic Division/ACRL-Oregon (ACRL-OR)

2:30pm PDT

Oregon Library Association (OLA) Board Meeting Director's Room

5:00pm PDT

Academic Division/ACRL-Oregon Reception First National TaphouseAcademic Division/ACRL-Oregon (ACRL-OR)

8:30am PDT

Grand Opening Session and Keynote Address: Erin Helgren Playwright's HallJill Cunningham • Erin Helgren

10:00am PDT

Exhibits Grand Opening Composer's Hall Poster Session Composer's Hall Lobby

11:00am PDT

Keynote Follow-up: Working with Rural Communities to Promote School Readiness and Success Director's RoomJill Cunningham • Erin Helgren Maximizing Partnerships: Uniting to Build One Bright Future for Your Community Studio B & CJesse Adams • Bonnie Brzozowski • Andrew Cherbas • A.J. Fillo • Kristy Kemper-Hodge • Kristin Starnes • Heidi Weisel • Public Library Division (PLD) Training for the Future: Equipping Staff for the Challenges to Come FerberDarci Hanning • Amy Honisett • Blake Kincaid • Kathryn Kohl • Tracey Letmate • Lisa Tattersall

12:30pm PDT

All Conference Lunch & Business Meeting Playwright's Hall

2:00pm PDT

Many Libraries, One Collaborative Virtual Reference Service: Finding Future Paths FerberAmy Coughenour • Dawn Marie Lowe-Wincentsen • Joanna Milner • Tamara Ottum • Mark Peterson • Reference Round Table (RRT) Oregon History at Your Fingertips: Highlights from Oregon Digital Collections Director's RoomClaire Bolyard • Valery King • Dotty Ormes • Sarah Rowland • Arlene Weible • Document Interest Group (DIGOR) PNLA President’s Session: Pathways to Leadership Studio B & CRick Stoddart

3:00pm PDT

Exhibits Break Composer's Hall

4:00pm PDT

So Emotional: The Hidden Labor and Mental Load of Librarianship VistasKirsten Brodbeck-Kenney • Sarah Strahl • Public Library Division (PLD) What IF...? Intellectual Freedom Training Resources for Library Staff Studio B & CMike Bobish • Roberta Richards • Perry Stokes • Intellectual Freedom Committee (IFC)

5:00pm PDT

All Conference Reception Conference Center LobbyBuck & Elizabeth

5:30pm PDT

DIGOR Business Meeting Davis Restaurant & BarDocument Interest Group (DIGOR)

7:00pm PDT

Reference Round Table (RRT) and Legal Reference Round Table (LRRT) Joint Business Meeting Board RoomLegal Reference Round Table (LRRT) • Reference Round Table (RRT)

8:00pm PDT

President's Networking Social VistasOLA Executive Board

7:15am PDT

Intellectual Freedom Committee (IFC) Business Meeting Theo's Coffee HouseIntellectual Freedom Committee (IFC)

8:30am PDT

Beyond Pronouns: Serving Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Populations Studio B & CSinclair St. Claire • Kit Lorelied • Public Library Division (PLD) Safe, Savvy & Empowered: Teaching Web Literacy in Your Library VistasLiza Dyer • Joanna Milner • Reference Round Table (RRT) Spotlight on Justice: How Small and Rural Counties Support the Legal Information Needs of the Public Director's RoomAmy DaSaro • Pam Davis • Beecher Ellison • Erika Hente • Kate Lasky • Sue Ludington • Nate Pedersen • Madelynne Sheehan • Legal Reference Round Table (LRRT) • Reference Round Table (RRT)

10:00am PDT

Exhibits Break Composer's Hall Poster Session Composer's Hall Lobby

11:00am PDT

A Ray of Light in Dark Times: Immigrants, ICE, and Public Institutions (Part 1) VistasRaquel Hecht • Joel Iboa • Elizabeth Lopez • Sue Ludington • Legal Reference Round Table (LRRT) • Outreach Round Table (ORT) • REFORMA Oregon Round Table (RORT) Lions, Rotarians, and Kiwanians: Oh My! Why Library Membership in Service Organizations Matters HansberryBill Baars • Mo Cole • Pat Duke • Leah Griffith • Public Library Division (PLD)

11:40am PDT

Break Conference Center Lobby

11:50am PDT

A Ray of Light in Dark Times: Immigrants, ICE, and Public Institutions (Part 2) VistasGabriela Hernandez • Elizabeth Lopez • Alice Perez Ververa • Legal Reference Round Table (LRRT) • Outreach Round Table (ORT) • REFORMA Oregon Round Table (RORT) Turning Lemons into Lemonade: An Introduction to Appreciative Inquiry (AI) Studio B & CLori Wamsley

12:30pm PDT

Awards Lunch & OYAN Raffle Big Winners Playwright's Hall

2:00pm PDT

Can't Afford a Traveling Exhibit? Make One! Board RoomNatasha Chitow Shining a Light on Weapons in Public Libraries Studio B & CJohn Cabrera • Abigail Elder • Amy Hutchinson • LeVena Nohrenberg • Brian M. Thompson • Library Development and Legislation Committee (LDLC)

4:00pm PDT

Pre-Author Event Reception Conference Center Lobby

5:00pm PDT

Author Presentation Event & Book Signing: Jordan Sonnenblick Composer's HallJordan Sonnenblick